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32441 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1136.8 (Matthew Henry)

… the character of those who were witnesses to Christ and the gospel ( Hebrews 2:3, 2:4 ): It was confirmed to us by those that heard him, God also bearing them witness …

32442 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1141.18 (Matthew Henry)

… — Let God be true. The other characters in the verse plainly belong to the personal perfection of Christ in holiness, as opposed to the sinful infirmities of …

32443 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1143.27 (Matthew Henry)

… distinguishing character of true believers that they are looking for Christ; they look to him by faith; they look for him by hope and holy desires. They look …

32444 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1144.34 (Matthew Henry)

… whom God takes no pleasure; and it is a cause of God’s severe displeasure and anger. God never was pleased with the formal profession and external duties and …

32445 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.34 (Matthew Henry)

… , (1.) God is the God of all true believers; faith gives them an interest in God, and in all his fullness. (2.) He is called their God. He calls himself so: I am the God of Abraham …

32446 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.88 (Matthew Henry)

… honourable character and commendation from God, the true Judge and fountain of honour—that the world was not worthy of such men; the world did not deserve …

32447 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1146.30 (Matthew Henry)

… the character of the children of God, and had a visible right to the blessing and inheritance, give up all pretensions thereto. Secondly, Esau’s punishment …

32448 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1147.12 (Matthew Henry)

… of God; and this character they filled up with suitable duty: they did not rule at a distance, and rule by others, but they ruled by personal presence and instruction …

32449 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1148.3 (Matthew Henry)

… . The character by which our author desires to be known: James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was a prime-minister in Christ’s kingdom …

32450 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1149.4 (Matthew Henry)

… the character of a citizen of Zion that in his eyes a vile person is contemned, but he honoureth those that fear the Lord. If a poor man be a good man, we must not …

32451 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1149.21 (Matthew Henry)

… former character must be remembered; not so much to her dishonour as to glorify the rich grace and mercy of God. Though justified, she is called Rahab the harlot …

32452 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1151.10 (Matthew Henry)

… the character of his virtuous woman, that she openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness ( Proverbs 31:26 ), must needs be a part of the …

32453 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1153.3 (Matthew Henry)

… own character as an apostle. Hence learn, A man may lawfully acknowledge, and sometimes is bound to assert, the gifts and graces of God to him. To pretend to what …

32454 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1153.18 (Matthew Henry)

… their character: for you, or us, or every one that is begotten again to a lively hope. This inheritance is preserved for them, and none but them; all the rest will …

32455 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1158.19 (Matthew Henry)

… and characters of his friend, so the Christian knows that book to be the word of God in and upon which he sees all the proper marks and characters of a divinely …

32456 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1159.9 (Matthew Henry)

character given of Lot; he is called a just man; this he was as to the generally prevailing bent of his heart and through the main of his conversation. God does …

32457 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1159.10 (Matthew Henry)

… their character and conduct, which abundantly justifies the righteous Judge of the world in reserving them in an especial manner for the most severe and …

32458 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1161.3 (Matthew Henry)

… or character of the Mediator’s person. He is the great subject of the gospel, the foundation and object of our faith and hope, the bond and cement that unite …

32459 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1162.20 (Matthew Henry)

… of God: But he that doeth the will of God, which must be the character of the lover of God, in opposition to this lover of the world, abideth for ever, 1 John 2:17. The …

32460 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1163.14 (Matthew Henry)

… of God and the children of the devil. They have their distinct characters. In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil, 1 John 3:10. In …